“Religion as a Social Determinant of Public Health”:  Speaker Videos

Wednesday, November 5, 2014 — Keynote speech:

• William H. Foege, MD, MPH – “Building Traditions”
  • Introduction: James W. Curran, MD, MPH, Dean, Rollins School of Public Health

Thursday, November 6, 2014 — Conference Sessions:

• David R. Williams, PhD, MPH – “Religion as a Social Determinant of Public Health –Challenges and Opportunities” – response to the Introduction and Chapter 1 
  • Welcome: Ellen Idler, PhD, Samuel Dobbs Candler Professor of Sociology
  • Speaker Introduction: Richard M. Levinson, PhD, Associate Dean, Rollins School of Public Health
• Nancy Ammerman, PhD – Response to Part I, ““Public Health in the Practices of the World’s Faith Traditions”
  • Speaker Introduction: Gary Laderman, PhD, Chair, Department of Religion
• Amy Laura Hall, PhD – Response to Part II, “Religion in the History of Public Health”
  • Speaker Introduction: Ellen Ott Marshall, PhD, Associate Professor of Christian Ethics and Conflict Transformation
• Linda Waite, PhD  – “Thoughts on Religion, Social Connections and Health at Older Ages” – response to to Part III
  • Speaker Introduction: Hannah Cooper, PhD, Associate Professor, Behavioral Sciences and Health Education

Thursday, November 6, 2014 — Keynote Speech

• Ahmed Ragab, MD, PhD – “A House for the Sick and Poor: Hospitals, Religion, and Charity in a Topography of Public Health”
  • Speaker Introduction: Isam Vaid, PhD, Advisor, Muslim Student Life

Friday, November 7, 2014 — Conference Sessions

• Rev. Canon Ted Karpf – Response to Part IV, “Religion and Public Health Across the Globe”
  • Speaker Introduction: Stanley O. Foster, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Global Health
• Rev. Dr. Emilie Townes – Response to Part V, “Religion and Three Public Health Challenges of Our Time”
  • Speaker Introduction: Bobbi Patterson, PhD, Professor, Pedagogy, Graduate Division of Religion
• Lydia L. Ogden, PhD – “ABCD: AIDS, Birth Control & Death Panels—A View from the Front Lines” – response to the Conclusion
  • Speaker Introduction: Kathy Kinlaw, Associate Director, Emory Center for Ethics